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Plagioclase from
Nihe Fe deposit, Lujiang Co., Hefei, Anhui, China


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:'Plagioclase' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Plagioclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Nihe Fe deposit, Lujiang Co., Hefei, Anhui, China
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1570670
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1570670:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Plagioclase
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘLujiang meteorite, Lujiang Co., Hefei, Anhui, China
19.7km (12.3 miles) ⓘShaxi-Changpushang Cu-Au deposit, Lujiang Co., Hefei, Anhui, China
27.6km (17.1 miles) ⓘHuangmeijian granite, Wuwei County, Wuhu, Anhui, China
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘHuangtun S–Fe–Au–Cu deposit, Huangtun township (Huangtunxiang; Huangtong township; Huangtongxiang), Lujiang Co., Hefei, Anhui, China
49.8km (30.9 miles) ⓘZhuchong Fe-Cu Deposit, Yueshan ore field, Huaining County, Anqing, Anhui, China
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘAnqing copper mine, Yueshan ore field, Huaining County, Anqing, Anhui, China
55.4km (34.4 miles) ⓘTianebaodan deposit, Nanling County, Wuhu, Anhui, China
55.9km (34.7 miles) ⓘJinkouling Mine (Jingkouling Mine), Tongguanshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
57.3km (35.6 miles) ⓘTianmashan Mine, Tongguanshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘTongguanshan Mine, Tongguanshan ore field, Tongling, Anhui, China
References
Li, Yi, Qin, Ke-Zhang, Song, Guo-Xue, Fan, Yu, Wang, Fang-Yue, Wang, Le (2023) The Genetic Link between Iron-Oxide–Apatite and Porphyry Cu–Au Mineralization: Insight from the Biotite–Pyroxene–Zircon Study of the Nihe Fe Deposit and the Shaxi Cu–Au Deposit in the Lower Yangtze Valley, SE China. Minerals, 13 (3) 451 doi:10.3390/min13030451
 
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